Fabaceae FAMILY
Leobordea mucronata
Leobordea mucronata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Leobordea mucronata is a perennial plant, producing a cluster of stems from a perennial rootstock; it can grow 4 - 25cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, eastern S. Africa
HabitatShort montane grassland, among rocks and on bare ground; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,550 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].